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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundTo date, no specific therapy or vaccination is available for West Nile virus (WNV) infections in humans; preventive strategies represent the only possibility to control transmission.
Nicola Riccetti +4 more
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“Men who can last”: Mountaineering Endurance, the Lake District Fell Records and the Campaign for Everest, 1919-1924 [PDF]
, 2013 This paper examines the post-First World War reconstruction of masculinity around notions of endurance in the British outdoor movement. From the 1860s onwards, long-distance walking trials in the Lake District became part of the regional mountaineering ...
Westaway, Jonathan
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Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability has become a strategic priority in response to growing regulatory, social and environmental pressures, placing greater emphasis on governance structures, such as board composition, that shape the incorporation of ethical and sustainable values into corporate decision‐making.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez +3 more
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Dietary carotenoids predict plumage coloration in wild house finches [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2002 Carotenoid pigments are a widespread source of ornamental coloration in vertebrates and expression of carotenoid-based colour displays has been shown to serve as an important criterion in female mate choice in birds and fishes. Unlike other integumentary pigments, carotenoids cannot be synthesized; they must be ingested.
Geoffrey E, Hill +2 more
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The house finch ocular microbiome is altered by infection, but does not predict disease transmission
The MicrobeRecent studies have highlighted the importance of host-associated microbial communities in inhibiting growth or colonization of pathogenic species and mitigating disease severity.
Casey L. Gregory +5 more
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Incidental mortality of passerine birds in a wind farm in northwestern Mexico
Huitzil, 2018 Negative impacts on birds caused by the operation of wind farms have been documented worldwide. These impacts include avian mortality due to collision with wind turbines, species displacement because of habitat modification, barrier effect and habitat ...
Minerva A. Uribe-Rivera +2 more
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Stillbirth and loss: family practices and display
, 2013 This paper explores how parents respond to their memories of their stillborn child over the years following their loss. When people die after living for several years or more, their family and friends have the residual traces of a life lived as a basis ...
CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO STILLBIRTHS AND DEATHS IN INFANCY +17 more
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Building a Successful Service: Developing Open Access Funding and Advocacy at University College London [PDF]
, 2014 The UK Research Councils (RCUK) introduced an open access pol- icy, and accompanying funding for Article Processing Charges (APCs), in April 2013. This article describes University College London (UCL)’s experience of managing its institutional, RCUK ...
Sharp, C
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Growing Up with Scout and Atticus: Getting from To Kill a Mockingbird Through Go Set a Watchman [PDF]
, 2016 This essay argues that Harper Lee’s unexpected but welcomed second novel, Go Set a Watchman, is both a fitting and a disappointing sequel to her beloved debut, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Atkinson, Robert E., Jr.
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